Our tofu journey began with owner Rachel Kim's childhood involvement with Korean Community Services (KCS), a nonprofit based in Flushing, NY that her father, Kwang Kim, led for 30 years. One of KCS' key services is providing meals to over 300 seniors daily. Growing up, she volunteered at the kitchen during my summers and helped serve lunch at the Queens center. Many of the Asian seniors KCS served could not digest meat and animal proteins so we always served at least one tofu or soy dish to accommodate their diets. She firsthand witnessed how accessible, sustainable and healthier tofu and soy products were—long before veganism and plant based diets were trending.
Her father would always say that pure, traditional Korean tofu and soy are far more nutritious and delicious than that of mainstream products BUT are much harder to find. His vision, one day, was to produce and popularize Korean tofu as it was traditionally prepared and scale to share with the greater public. Rachel returned to NYC in summer 2020 for graduate school and one of her goals was to launch her father's dream. They partnered with David Eom, who owns BS&C Miso Wellbeing Inc. based in Long Island City, Queens, and produces traditional Korean tofu called Golden Kong-Mook as well as soy-based drinks (DrinkBeaNY). Unlike other vegan products, Soy International's goal is NOT to mask tofu and disguise it as meat but to HIGHLIGHT the purity, taste and texture of pure tofu and soy as it has been enjoyed for centuries in Korean culture.
We are so happy to share our story.
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